MSS Material Safety Data Sheet Section Information

To identify the report section

Position: MSS-01 · Element: 820 · Name: Report Section Name Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the name of the section of the report

R010206: At least one of MSS-01, MSS-02 or MSS-06 is required

E0107: Only one of MSS-01 or MSS-07 may be present

Position: MSS-02 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

MSS02 is a text description of the report section.

Position: MSS-03 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

MSS03 indicates the state or province issuing the regulations that determine what is reported in this section of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Position: MSS-04 · Element: 26 · Name: Country Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the country

MSS04 identifies the country issuing the regulations that determine what is reported in this section.

Position: MSS-05 · Element: 259 · Name: Change Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating change type

MSS05 indicates whether any data in this report section has changed since the last revision of this report.

Position: MSS-06 · Element: 1472 · Name: Report Section Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Number identifying a specified section or subsection of a report

Position: MSS-07 · Element: 821 · Name: Safety Characteristic/Hazard Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating precautionary measures, means of treatment and hazard information and warnings

MSS07 indicates that the safety characteristics or hazard name is included in the name of the MSDS section or subsection.